Vegetable slicer



Feb. 26, 1929. 1,703,154

A. LANZKRON VEGETABLE sLIcER I 'Filed July 5, 1927 Anna lanzkran.

atented eb. 26, 1929.

UNITED STATES. PATENT OFFICE.

ANNA LANZKRON, OF HAMBURG, I

VEGETABLE SLICER.

' Application filed July ,1927, SeriaL'No. 203,583, and in Germany May 13, .1927.

i This invention relates to an improvement in vegetable slicers designed particularly for accommodating vegetables which from their tion, whereby to facilitate regular slicing without tendency to mash the vegetable.

The-invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Figure l is perspective view of the improved slicing device.

Figure 2 is a side view of the same.

. Figure 3 is a broken elevation of the knife. 3 The improved vegetable slicer comprises a base it on which near one end is fixed a retaining plate (Z of concavo-convei; form having a series of'regularly spaced longitudinally ranging slots b opening through the upper edge of the plate. A similar retaining plate 0 is slidably mounted upon the base A through the medium of 'an extension g, the edges of which are turned beneath the edges of the base to permit the movement of the plate 0 toward and from the plate '(Z'- The plate (1 is also formed with lougitudi nally ranging slots 6 which open through the upper edge of the plate, the slots of the respective plates being in registry longitudinally of the base to provide aeonnnon 0' cutting guide. I D

' It is of course apparent thatthcplatc Z, as well as the plate 0, may be made, long tudinally adjustable of the base it and'that any conventional means, such as a sctscrew or the like (not shown) may be provided to fix'either or both plates in their relatively adjusted positions. One -or both of the plates, accordingly as one or both are ad ustable, may be provided with a lateral extension 7 serving as a fingenpiece'for the convenient adjustment of the plates.

The respective plates are provided on a similar edge with an end wall, such end .wall n of the plate (2 being, of course, aligned with the end wall 0 of the plate a to form an abutment is provided abutment at one end of the device against wh ch the vegetable may beheld during the shemg operation. .A second and opposite by a'plate p, preferably forming an inseparable partof the device through'a chainconnection, which plate 72 maybeinserted in any pair of aligned slots of the respective plates to confine the vegetable between said plate p and the end walls n and o. The plate (Z-carries at its lower end a roller m preferably of cork or cutting implementcoming into contact with the base, asimilar'roller Z being ca-rrie'dby the plate '0.

. the like to prevent the edge of. the knife or' tween the plates 0 and d, and the plates'ad-- usted to -confine the vegetable under slight pressure.- The movable wall is positioned in'the particular align'ed slots to confine the passed I longitudinally {of the v respective aligned slots in succession to slice thevege table uniformly and evenly. Of course, there is no 'limitationas to thenumber or relative spacing of the slotsv I) nor as to I the particular length "of the plates thevegetable into stringer cube formation, such vegetable may be sliced in one direction, then turned at right angles andlsliced into string form andv turned again at right angles and cutinto cube form. 7 The iniplcmcntas a whole is conveniently portable and may be used as a kitchen utensil for the dividing of'frui'ts, vegetables and vegetable between 'it and the en'dw'alls 17; and 0, following which the knife'w may betransverse thebase it. If itis desired-to cut the like in a simple and expeditiousmanner.

- V hat I claim to be new is:

1. A vegetable slicing apparatus comprising relatively adjustable concavo-convex plates, each formed with longitudinally ranging slots, andmeans carried by the plates to confine thevegetable in a directionat right angles to the plates, said means in: cluding end walls carried by the plates and an end wall removably. secured in any pair of aligned slots.

2. A vegetable slicer comprising a base. a pair of concavo-convex plates carried by the base, one of said plates being adjustable longitudinally of the base, each of the plates be ing formed with longitudinally. rangingslots to receive and guide a knife through a 7 Vegetable heldbetween the plates, and flexm The vegetable to be sliced is placed beible knife limiting rollers carried by the plates above the lower ends of the slots and the base. 1 v

3. A vegetable slicer comprising a base, a 5 pair of concavo-convex plates carried by the base, one of said plates being adjustable lon ,gitudinally of the base, each of the plates being formed with longitudinally ranging 

